Collision on Interstate 80 Near Laramie Kills Salt Lake City Man

A 74-year-old Green River resident was killed in a three-car collision near Evanston on Friday evening.

CHEYENNE — A collision involving a passenger vehicle and three trucks east of Laramie has claime the life of a 48-year-old Salt Lake City man.

On March 9, 2019, Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were called to the scene of the crash at milepost 323 around 9:23 a.m.

According to the WHP report, a Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 when the driver stopped in the roadway due to other traffic stopping ahead.

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A 2018 Hyundai Kona had stopped behind the Freightliner. The driver of a second Freightliner tractor-trailer failed to negotiate the stopped traffic and collided with the Hyundai, pushing it into the rear of the first Freightliner.

Shortly after this collision, a third Freightliner tractor-trailer collided with the second Freightliner.

The driver of the Hyundai has been identified as 48-year-old Brook N. Williams of Salt Lake City. Williams was wearing his seatbelt but succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the crash.

The passenger in the Hyundai has been identified as 47-year-old Salt Lake City, Utah resident Melanie Williams. She was wearing her seatbelt and transported to Ivinson Memorial Hospital for her injuries sustained in the crash.

The driver of the first Freightliner has been identified as 34-year-old Sacramento,California resident Talwinder Singh. Singh was wearing his seatbelt and did not sustain injuries in the crash.

The driver of the second Freightliner has been identified as 38-year-old Florida resident Noslen O. Castillo. Castillo was wearing his seatbelt and did not sustain injuries in the crash. The passenger in the second Freightliner did not sustain injuries in the crash.

The driver of the third Freightliner has been identified as 64-year-old Romeoville, Illinois resident Taseusz Potkaj. Potkaj was wearing his seatbelt and did not sustain any injuries. The passenger was not injured in the crash.

Speeding too fast for the winter road conditions are being investigated on the part ofCastillo and Potkaj as a contributing factor to the crash. The road conditions were slick with black ice and blowing snow, according to the WHP report.

There was little to no visibility at the time of the crash.

This is the 28th fatality on Wyoming’s highways in 2019 compared to 12 in 2018, 14 in 2017, and 10 in 2016 to date.